Joy

  Happy Monday! Our Monday post fell on All Saints Day and I am so glad to have the chance to talk about looking forward to eternity as a sure road to finding joy.   Does your everyday show evidence of your anticipation for eternity?  Admittedly, when I am lost in the middle of my tasks, when my day is full and my mind afloat  - i forget.   Sometimes, by the end of the day when I finally pause, I look back at the missed chances to offer some recompense and invest on eternal life.  Hard work that I did for myself and not for my prayer intentions.  The harsh words I did not withhold instead so I can practice more kindness.  The assistance I did not give others to make life a little more bearable so they can do the same for others.   Let us all try to remember (together) how many chances for heaven we have every minute of the day and how we are taking advantage of them.  Let us not give up on this endeavor, to get to heaven with the limited time we have to struggle.  There is no more wort

Happy Monday!  I admire wise people.  I like it when the person I am talking to can twist my point of view.  I am amazed at people who do not think like I do.  Simply because I always thought that people should think the same way.   In school, there is always a right answer.  In the family, there is a way things are done.  In companies, there are rules, procedures, flow charts.  It gets too comfortable sometimes blindly going through things without thinking with a twist. We develop wisdom by talking to people and welcoming different points of view.  We develop wisdom by asking questions rather than providing answers.  We develop wisdom when we challenge our situations - change, twist, experiment.  We develop wisdom when let go of pride and begin learning again.   May your conversations leave you wondering. May your encounters make you see the world in different ways. May you keep learning everyday.  Photo from relateably.com